Microsoft researchers have achieved what many in artificial intelligence considered a distant goal: teaching AI to understand and interact with three-dimensional spaces the way humans do. The breakthrough comes in the form of Muse, an AI model that can comprehend and generate complex gameplay sequences while maintaining consistent physics and character behaviors.
The model, detailed in a paper…
Muse is Xbox’s generative AI model for gameplay ideation
February 20, 2025
Microsoft Research unveiled Muse, the company’s first generative AI model designed for gameplay ideation.
Fatima Kardar, corporate vice president of gaming AI at Microsoft, said in a blog post that we hear about how AI is transforming our lives daily. How will it show up…
Crunchbase’s AI can predict startup success with 95% accuracy—will it change investing?
February 20, 2025
Crunchbase will abandon its roots as a historical data provider to become an AI-powered predictions engine that forecasts startup funding rounds, acquisitions and company growth trajectories.
The San Francisco-based company announced today it will relaunch its platform with…
AI agents are set to change ID authorization: As they integrate behind the scenes, they will need to move seamlessly between different apps on our behalf, and not get continually halted by login screens, lest they become cumbersome.
“Every app, or almost every app, will need to function as its own identity provider in the future,” Reed McGinley-Stempel, CEO of authorization platform Stytch…
Earlier today, the heads of Microsoft’s Xbox division revealed Muse, a generative AI model that intends to create both visuals and gameplay for games.
The model, which was trained on the largely forgotten Ninja Theory multiplayer game Bleeding Edge, is not a shocking leap…
Breaking down Grok 3: The AI model that could redefine the industry
February 20, 2025
Less than two years since its launch, xAI has shipped what could arguably be the most advanced AI model to date. Grok 3 matches or beats the most advanced models on all key benchmarks as well as the user-evaluated Chatbot Arena, and its training has not even been completed…
General Atomics eyes ‘huge’ MQ-9 sale to Saudi Arabia
February 20, 2025
ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates —General Atomics is preparing to offer a package deal to Saudi Arabia to acquire a number of MQ-9B SeaGuardian drones, company executives said in an interview at the IDEX arms fair in Abu Dhabi.
“We are still in the very early stages but are pursuing this hard as there is a huge interest coming from Saudi regarding the MQ-9B — we expect they have significant…
Kia just launched the +500 hp EV9 GT in Korea for just over $60,000
February 20, 2025
Kia’s flagship electric SUV just got a high-performance upgrade. On Tuesday, Kia launched the EV9 GT in South Korea with over 500 horsepower, a sporty new design, and a price tag just north of $60,000. That’s not too bad for a fully loaded three-row electric SUV.
Tesla starts hiring in India in a big deja vu moment
February 20, 2025
Tesla has started hiring staff in India, in another deja vu moment. After several false starts in the market, is it finally time for Tesla to launch in India?
Tesla has been trying to get into the Indian automotive market for years, but it wasn’t able to find a way around…
Tesla is planning its first full-scale ‘public’ electric semi truck charging station, and its site plans give us a first look at it.
With the start of volume production of the Tesla Semi finally expected toward the end of the year, Tesla is starting to plan for ways to charge these trucks on the roads.
Tesla already built such a station, sometimes referred to as Megacharger, but it is located…
